Dunia: Masters

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Dunia: Masters is a single player simulation game with mystery and science fiction themes. It was developed by Team Wood Block and was released on February 24, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

Fill the shoes of Masters Mason-Northwood a ‘genius scientist’ who, after a failed assassination attempt, is left wandering in the dark, reading books, finding notes and listening to audio logs about the world of Dunia and himself, while also trying to find a way out.

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Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

humor4 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game shows passion and effort from an up-and-coming indie developer team, with interesting lore and story elements.
Voice acting, while amateur, has a naive charm and occasionally adds humor to the experience.
The game runs well even on limited hardware, with decent graphics and physics, and includes multiple endings and collectibles that add some replay value.

The gameplay is minimal and mostly revolves around reading exposition, with very limited interaction and puzzles.
The game feels unfinished and rough around the edges, with bugs, poor sound quality, confusing lore delivery, and some gameplay frustrations like freezing during voice-overs.
The developer's behavior and communication have been criticized, and the game was misleadingly advertised as finished despite evident lack of polish and content depth.

story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The story centers on a protagonist named Master who awakens with no memory and uncovers his past through collectible logs, offering a fragmented narrative that some find intriguing but others consider boring and overly focused on background details. While the game’s storytelling shows potential and features unique humor and voice acting, it is seen as rough and underdeveloped, suggesting room for improvement in future releases.
- “From what I understood, the story/campaign is about a guy named Master (you) who wakes up after something happened to him and tries to understand what occurred. You also collect little logs that provide a better understanding of the events.”
- “The gameplay wasn't the main focus; the story is the main highlight, making it extremely worthwhile to pick up and read everything.”
- “Take this game as an interactive short story by a first-time dev team on a very limited, if non-existent, budget and it's a very good effort. Looking forward to their next release!”
- “The story just bored me, some parts were interesting but mostly just boring.”
- “Imagine someone spending an hour explaining a fictional world to you, and then telling an actual story in three sentences and be done with it - that's the kind of experience that 'dunia: masters' is offering.”
- “I sadly did not read most of the logs, so I probably missed half the story here.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The gameplay is generally simple and straightforward, focusing mainly on walking and interacting with objects, with occasional hidden surprises. While the mechanics are sometimes seen as sloppy, they are praised for being imaginative, though gameplay takes a backseat to the story and exposition. Overall, the experience leans heavily on narrative rather than engaging gameplay.
- “The gameplay was straightforward, walking and interacting with things in the game.”
- “The dev even puts in a few hidden surprises into the gameplay that I honestly didn't expect.”
- “Good mechanics”
- “The mechanics are sloppy despite how imaginative they were advertised to be.”
- “Not much of a game here; it's all flavor text and very little actual gameplay.”
- “99% exposition, 1% gameplay.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics are generally good, featuring smooth performance thanks to the Unreal Engine, but some users find them overly flashy or crude and note that certain props are poorly made. The game also tends to have a darker visual style.
- “Graphics were nice but could be a bit overly flashy for my taste.”
- “It had good graphics and great voice acting, but the props were poorly made.”
- “Graphically the game is rather crude and very dark, but at least it runs smoothly thanks to the Unreal Engine.”
- “It had good graphics, but the props were poorly made.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is characterized by bizarre and absurdist elements, supported by funny voice acting and amusing events. While the story shows potential, it is considered only moderately funny overall.
- “I hope he does write a more elaborate story in the future, because I see potential in his bizarre ideas and absurdist humor.”
- “Funny voice acting.”
- “Funny events.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is often tedious and frustrating due to convoluted mechanics and glitches, such as the player freezing during voice-overs, which disrupts gameplay and forces repeated, slow examination of objects necessary for progression. Several aspects feel unfinished, exacerbating the negative experience.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music received criticism for lacking originality, with users noting it consisted of knock-off tracks rather than unique compositions. Additionally, it appears the music was created collaboratively via Discord rather than professionally produced.
- “I was going to do the game's music, but he requested knock-offs, nothing original, all done on Discord.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features basic and dark graphics but benefits from smooth performance due to effective optimization with the Unreal Engine.